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Tears fell from Nova’s eyes freely now. Linc’s thumbs were there to swipe them along her cheeks.
“I see that crack in the window is still there,” Linc said.
Nova laughed. “You were always too strong for your own good.”
“I threw the smallest rock I could find.”
“That was a good night, Linc.”
“That was a great night,” Linc said.
That was the night he… and I… the first time… Nova thought.
“Hey,” Linc whispered. “You’ve never left my heart, darling. What happened between us…”
“I know, Linc. I get it. You thought I’d be off doing bigger and better things. But look at me.”
“That’s not it, Nova. It’s not about bigger and better things. You deserve a happy and good life. I didn’t want you near the club. That’s your decision to make. You should be writing, Nova. Writing all the words and books you dream of. Not chasing around food orders for a couple bucks and scrambling to keep the lights on here for your mother.”
“You think I don’t know that?”
“I’m here to tell you it ends now. Right now. Once we get your brother back here safe, your cute, curvy ass is going to be chained to a desk and you’re going to write a book. Then you’re going to sell that book, become filthy rich, and maybe you can be my sugar mama.”
Nova laughed. “Linc…”
“I’m not kidding, Nova. Stare into my eyes, darling. I never stopped loving you. There will never be another person in my life that matters as much as you do. Fucking hell, Novaleigh, I love you.”
Nova grabbed at Linc’s leather cut and smiled.
“I love you too, Lincoln.”
They shared a kiss in Nova’s old bedroom that held a million memories. Then Linc took Nova by the hand and led the way downstairs and out of the old house to go make a million more memories. Nova felt like she was floating.
Linc, however, knew just how quick this life could go from being romantic and calm to deadly.
Chapter Thirty
Repent
It was a full table, minus Nico’s empty seat. A full prayer, with a rat among them. Priest looked ready to snap without warning. Given the chance, he’d kill everyone at the table with the exception of Slade, Linc, and Cyrus. Linc’s mind raced for a whole lot of reasons.
“First things first,” Cyrus said. “Slade?”
“The money we took from the yellow bunny house I socked away in our rainy day fund,” Slade said. “Anyone object to that?”
Everyone looked at each other.
Custer raised his ancient hand with a smile. “Can we get that Maggie girl some bigger titties? She bounces around all cute but I do love me some melons.”
Half the guys chuckled.
“You want melons, Custer,” Linc said. “Go to the fucking grocery store.”
“Okay,” Cyrus said. “Good. Extra cash on hands helps. We still don’t have full intel on who tried to out our VP. We’ll have to call in some favors and poke around the streets on that one. Before that, obviously with Linc’s voice, we need to settle something up involving Linc’s lady’s brother.”
“Agreed,” Priest said. “She saved our ass. Now we help her.”
“Yes,” Slade said.
